If golf feels young and social today, YouTube has probably had more to do with it than any single thing. A whole generation didn’t meet golf through the clubhouse, they met it through a screen: a crew playing for a coffee, a coach explaining a grip in two minutes, a match that ends in laughter. These are the channels that turned golf into something you watch together, talk about, and share.
We have grouped them by type so you know what you are getting into. These are all real channels, but we keep the descriptions to the style and the vibe, not numbers we cannot stand behind.
Entertainment crews: golf as a hangout
This is where it started for most younger viewers. A group of friends, a bet over who buys lunch, cameras everywhere, and an energy closer to a gaming stream than a tournament broadcast. The golf is real, but it is the group dynamic, the banter, and the little face-offs that carry the videos.
Good Good
A collective of young players and creators who turned match play between friends into entertainment in its own right. Glossy production, clear personalities, and a team feeling that keeps you watching even if you don’t play golf yourself.
Bob Does Sports
Looser, more self-deprecating, more “regular guys who love golf”. The tone is dry and laid-back, and the comedy matters as much as the shots. It is the kind of channel that makes golf feel like something you can throw yourself into even when the swing isn’t pretty.
GM Golf and Garrett Clark
One of the personalities who helped make friends-golf a format on YouTube in the first place. Energetic, competitive, and built around rounds with the crew. A good way in if you like a bit on the line between mates.
It is these channels in particular that have shifted the picture of golf. Suddenly it wasn’t a quiet sport for people with time on their hands, it was something you could do with your mates on a Saturday, film on your phone, and laugh about afterwards. That is the feeling most younger players have come into golf with.
Instruction: the ones who actually teach you something
Once the entertainment videos have made you want to play, this is where you end up. Clear, calm explanations, drills you can take to the range, and a way of talking about technique that doesn’t need a coaching badge to follow.
Rick Shiels
One of the best known golf voices on YouTube and a solid default for instruction. A PGA pro with a straightforward, structured style that makes it easy to find exactly the part of your game you are stuck on.
Peter Finch
Also a PGA pro, but with a slightly more relaxed and playful approach. Mixes instruction with challenges and games so it never gets dry. A nice balance if you want to learn something without it feeling like a lesson.
The nice thing about YouTube golf is that you can learn a grip in the morning and laugh at a bet in the evening, from the same app.
Gear and reviews: before you spend the money
Golf gear is expensive, and it is easy to buy the wrong thing. Review channels have become the place people check before they switch a driver or a set of irons. Expect launch monitor numbers, honest opinions, and comparisons across brands.
Rick Shiels (again)
Beyond instruction, he is one of the most used for gear reviews. A consistent testing setup and a straightforward tone make it easy to compare clubs without having to be an expert.
TXG (Tour Experience Golf)
For those who want to go a layer deeper. More fitting-oriented and technical, with a focus on data and what actually suits different players. Good if you like to understand why a club works, not just whether it does.
Solo players and match play: one player, one round
Finally there are the ones who carry a video on their own. Close to the game, often in a match play format against a guest, with that calm “come along for the round” feeling that makes it easy to watch a whole video in one sitting.
Grant Horvat
Known for a clean, relaxed format where he plays rounds, often against well-known guests, with the focus on the game itself rather than noise. Easy to watch and a good reminder of how entertaining ordinary golf can be.
Luke Kwon
A personal, straightforward style with an emphasis on match play and the community around the game. Feels less produced and more like playing a round with a mate who happens to be really good.
Where you start
- Want to laugh and hang out: start with entertainment crews like Good Good or Bob Does Sports.
- Want to get better: go to instruction, for example Rick Shiels or Peter Finch.
- About to buy gear: check reviews at Rick Shiels or TXG first.
- Just want to tag along on a round: put on a solo or match play video with Grant Horvat or Luke Kwon.
Why this connects to Golfsocial
What all of these channels have in common isn’t the production or the skill level. It is that they show golf as play and community: something you do together, comment on, and share. That is exactly the kind of golf we are building Golfsocial around. The big crews can turn friends-golf into an entire channel. You just need your friends, your round, and somewhere to share it. That is the whole idea: golf is most fun when you have someone to share the numbers, the shots, and the laughs with.
